The Ducks spent a lot of time on special teams and unveiled a new wrinkle with Bobby Ryan playing the point position on the power play. We'll have more on that later. ...

--The Ducks are expected to take all their players on a two-game preseason road trip starting Friday at San Jose and Saturday at Vancouver. Coach Randy Carlyle said he would expect to play more of a veteran lineup as they get deeper into the preseason.

That would include veterans Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu, who were rested in the first two preseason games. Not that Selanne minded, though.

ANAHEIM - One of the more unlikely line combinations that tasted success last year for the Ducks was winger Matt Beleskey with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.

It was unlikely in that Beleskey started the season in the minors and wasn't put with the two stars on the top line until later.

The trio clicked fairly well and seemed to pick up where they left off on Wednesday night when Getzlaf had a goal and an assist and Beleskey two assists in a 5-2 victory against San Jose.

Beleskey has a bit of crash-and-bang to his game to go along with solid skating. Coach Randy Carlyle said many candidates would do well with Getzlaf and Perry, of course, but Beleskey is making a pretty good argument to stay with them.